Ecolab (ECL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 16.97% for Q4 2025, up 242.0% year-on-year from 4.96% in Q4 2024, and down 7.03% on a QoQ basis from 18.25% in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 16.97% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, EBITDA Margin rose 242.0% year-over-year to 16.97%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 17.02% (down 78.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.02%, down 78.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 16.97%, down from 18.25% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 26.13% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 7.79% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 14.09% (2021), against an average of 14.21%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBITDA Margin surged 1183 bps; it then slumped 788 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 11.52% in 2021, then slipped by 6 bps to 10.87% in 2022, then jumped by 38 bps to 14.98% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 14.55% in 2024, then advanced by 17 bps to 16.97% in 2025.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 16.97% (Q4 2025), 18.25% (Q3 2025), and 17.64% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.55% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 16.72% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.85% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.25% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.16% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.31% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.57% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.63% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.15% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.45% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.97% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 17.03% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.65% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.72% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.47% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.78% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.41% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.21% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.69% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.13% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.30% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 16.61% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.95% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.44% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.99% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.46% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 11.98% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.92% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.76% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 14.14% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.46% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 14.35% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.52% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 13.22% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 13.66% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 10.55% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 12.99% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 13.27% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.04% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.90% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.14% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.80% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 11.67% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 9.99% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.92% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 15.69% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 13.44% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 10.74% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 12.52% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 14.42% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 11.45% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 7.23% |